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Self-consistent field for molecular hydrogen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

C. A. Coulson
Affiliation:
Trinity College

Extract

The method of the self-consistent field is applied to a discussion of the energy and wave-functions of the ground state of the hydrogen molecule; an analytical expansion of the wave-function is given in terms of spheroidal coordinates, and the distribution of charge is determined. Two simpler, though less accurate, wave-functions for the molecule are also included, and the possibility of using the method for more complex molecules is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1938

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